Due
to the current depleting trends in tiger populations, range countries have
committed to double tiger numbers by the year 2022. However, some of the areas,
including source sites, across the range countries lack scientifically
estimated tiger numbers both at the larger landscape and at the protected area
level. Here we report a population of tigers, from Biligirirangaswamy Temple
Tiger Reserve, using camera trap based capture-mark recapture in a spatially
explicit Likelihood and Bayesian analyses that yielded an estimate of ~55
tigers with a density of about 6.8 tigers/100 km2. Biligirirangaswamy
Tiger Reserve nestled in a larger tiger landscape perhaps contributes dispersing
individuals to the adjoining forests calling for integrated monitoring and
management efforts for the entire landscape. This data set could help in
designing long-term, landscape level plans, and outcomes.

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